Category: Reviews

Best Survival-Based TV Shows

There’s a whole slew of survival-themed television series out there, some of which fall into the “reality” category. Others are fictitious, but easily serve as potential warnings about the future. Check out a few of the best survival-based television series and maybe learn a new skill or three: Survivorman Survivorman was a Canadian-produced television series …

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THE USMC TACTICAL SURVIVAL AXE AKA: ‘The BRUISER’

This is not your uncle’s camping axe! I am not an expert with edged weapons, even though I have a trunk-load of them, including the old Buck hunting knife that my Dad gave me when I was a teenager many moons ago. So with that said, I wanted to share my latest prize, which was …

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SilverFire Does it Again – Scout

SilverFire® Does It Again Introducing the ‘Scout’ Arguably The Best Compact Gasifier Stove Today! ! It doesn’t matter if you’re into backpacking, hunting or prepping, SilverFire’s new compact ‘Scout’ camp stove deserves a close look. I have to say that Todd (the brains at SilverFire) has a winner with this cool little stove that encompasses many of …

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Field Test of Freeze Dried Food

Last weekend, I took the chance to get up into the local hills for an overnight snow camp and snowshoe hike. Most people think I’m nuts to forsake a perfectly good bed for the chance to curl up in a small tent pitched on top of several feet of snow, but I enjoy tremendously getting …

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Humless Tactical Flashlight Review

Humless Tactical flashlight Review. Imagine the power is out in your home, or your tire has gone flat and it is dark outside, or you are out camping and at midnight and one of your kids has to use the bathroom. What do you do? You reach for your flashlight. We all have one tucked away …

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Geigerrig Rig 1600 Review

The Geigerrig Rig 1600 is the flagship of the Geigerrig Hydration packs. It holds their largest bladder and has the most packing space of any packs that Geigerrig manufactures. I recently moved out west and started researching hydration packs. I wanted a pack that would work for day trips or as a possible bug out …

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